Adding more people to a project actually might increase the time necessary to complete the project because of a principle called _____.
A) Brooks' law
B) Bernoulli's law
C) Hooke's law
D) Moody's law

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Brooks' law states that "adding manpower to a late software project makes it later". This means that simply adding more people to a project does not necessarily increase productivity and can actually slow down progress due to the time needed for new team members to get up to speed and the increased communication and coordination required.

Adding More People to a Project Actually Might Increase the Time